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Maxwell for SolidWorks
Version 2.5.12 Release Notes

This version of the plugin brings Maxwell Fire to the plugin's material editor.

Changes

• Compiled for compatibility with Maxwell Render 2.5.1.
• Added new Fire-based material preview rendering.
• Wizards now offer to overwrite the current material.
• Added new Maxwell 2.5-style SSS Preset wizards.
• Added ability to save Maxwell Fire image.
• New user preference system implemented.

Fixes

• Database manager visible state was not remembered.
• It was not possible to set a Sun Power value lower than 1.0.
• Plugin initialization could fail if AppData directory redirected.
• Weight value in BSDF UI could become disabled forever.
• Anisotropy & Angle labels were reversed in the BSDF UI.
• Scene Manager tab text was too light with some themes.
• Changes to displacement were not triggering a Fire refresh.
• Removing or disabling displacement resulted in a crash.
• Removed some spurious calls to refresh Fire.
• MXI/IES emitters were enabled even with bad paths.
• Bit depths other than 8bpp caused problems in Fire.
• Z-clip values were not being validated.
• Bad IES paths were not being fixed sometimes.
• Invalid path report was ignoring IES files.
• Pack and Go could fail to copy IES files.
• Textures could not be disabled in Fire.
• Fire was not updated for some texture changes.
• IBL Intensity now updates Maxwell Fire.
• Maxwell Fire could hang in some cases.
• Maxwell Fire could refresh unnecessarily.

Notes

• Due to the new preferences system, if you are using a customized plugin color scheme, it is advised that you save it to a file (see the toolbar in plugin options) so that you can re-import it after installing the update (only applies if you are upgrading from a plugin older than 2.5.1).